Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Anyone else out there have a hard time throwing out useful tin boxes? They're so tiny and cute and versatile that I have a hard time ever getting rid of them--remember that Christmas gift idea I posted about making them into little paint boxes?

Well Tic Tac Toe in a Box is yours with just a little bit of white Contact paper and some buttons backed with magnets--you could also easily adjust the idea to be a bingo game if you used tiny pictures under clear Contact paper.

A nice little something to keep in your purse for times when you need a boredom buster on the road. A parent should always have a few great ideas in reserve for those emergencies, right?

Actually, I used the sticky-backed magnetic strips you can cut to fit though that's only because I was out of the other kind. The best way to do it is to get some plain round magnets in the craft section of Walmart and then use some kind of cement or super glue to glue them--that'll hold the best. I wouldn't mess with the hot glue at all.

Well I was wondering what to do with a little tin box I have, that I just couldn't throw away. Now I know!

Found your blog thru Metropolitan Mama. Alaska is our newest fascination, ever since my son and I discovered the show "Tougher in Alaska". We were instantly hooked. Now I am happy to have found your blog about "Motherhood in Alaska"!